nightingale

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Nightingale

Etymology [edit]

Old English and Middle English nihtgale (one who sings during the night)

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  • IPA: /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/
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Noun [edit]

nightingale (plural nightingales)

  1. A European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, of the family Turdidae.

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